Kendrick Lamar Wins Six Billboard Music Awards Before The Show Even Starts

K.Dot is already winning big.

At this year’s Billboard Music Awards Kendrick Lamar finds himself nominated for a total of 15 categories and has already laid claim to six of those titles all before the ceremony’s live broadcast.

In the non-televised portion of the show, it has already been announced that Kendrick earned the win for Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Male Artist, Top Streaming Song for “Humble,” and Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Rap Album both for DAMN.

It already signals a strong showing for hip-hop tonight at the annual awards show and previews a lineup of performances slated to be delivered by the likes of Macklemore, Salt-N Pepe as they celebrate the 30th anniversary of being the first female hip-hop act to hit the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Pharrell as he hits the stage with Camila Cabello for the duo’s “Sangria Wine.”